The New Boone History 


George Boone born 1666, son George born 1690 England, 
son Joshiah born Pa. 1726-7, died Glenn Creek 1814. Five miles 
south of Frankfort, Ky. married Hannah 1750. Children: George, 
1751, Noah, died young, Josiah, Jr., 1758. Married second time 
Ellenor Boone, 1815. Jeremiah Boone, born Feb. 29, 1760, died 
1832, married Joyce Nevil, May 9, 1787.(1768-1861). They signed 
a deed for their interest in their father's estate, Josiah, Sr., which 
is on record at Versailles, Ky. "Boone Bulletin" date of deed, 
July 29, 1819. 

A Miss Johnson, a descendant from same family as Andrew 
Johnson, married Mr. Joyce, daughter (Sarah Joyce), married 
(James) Nevil, their daughter Joyce Nevil married Jeremiah Boone, 
their daughter Charlotte gave me (1881), 50 years ago, the Joyce-Nevil family history. 

Josiah Sr. married second wife 1766. Hannah Hite, Ruth born 1770, married 
Pluright Sisk, 1790; Deborah (twin) never married, Ruhemah married William Thomp¬ 
son. Allison died young. Hannah born 1786, married James Barnhill 1800. Isaiah 
married Eliza Brown. I believe the last two were Josiah Jr's children. 

James Nevil in 1779 went to Lincoln County, Ky. Found British and Indians on 
the war path and the settlers preparing for their first invasion into Ohio. They burned 
old Chillicothe, and captured a number of horses. Killed two chiefs and a few other 
Indians. Then Col. Bowman returned to Harrodsburg, Ky. The Indians came back again. 

After the Bryan Station fight Aug. 15th and the Blue Licks bloody defeat, am¬ 
bushed, tomahawked, scalped Aug. 19th, 1782 where more than a third of the men 
were killed, among them being Cols. Todd and Trigg, leaving Col Daniel Boone in 
command, who ordered a retreat. 



He rallied his men and called for volunteers, who enlisted by the hundreds among 
them being Capt. Sam Kirkham, his two young cousins, Josiah and Jeremiah Boone, 
who enlisted for the Expedition to join Gen. Clarke, born 1752) who was coming from 
"The Falls" to pursue the Indians to their homes in Ohio. They were completely de¬ 
feated. They never came to Kentucky again. 

John Mayfield, Sr., born Albemarle County, Va., 1745, died Pulaski, Ky., 1816. 
Entire Revolutionary war service. Last service with Gen. Daniel Morgan, Buckingham, 
Va. Clarinda Pleasants (1749-1821) married 1767. Their son John born 1768, mar¬ 
ried Mary Wolf, Jan., 1790 (1770-1848). Her father Henry and Sr. Fort Washington, 
N. Y. Sr. killed. Reg. Col. Hart, Pa., son Reuben with Capt. Sam Tate, Maj. Taul, 
Gen. John E. King, and Governor Shelby at Thames, after war of 1812 Reuben mar¬ 
ried Charlotte Boone, my Grandmother, at Somerset, 1814. 

James Nevil born Prince William County, Va., 1741, Revolutionary war, Col. 
Edmonds, Capt. Martin Pickett, Bureau of Pensions, Etc. 

When James Nevil and family arrived at the little place Asaps, (afterward 
changed to Stanford), they began to see familiar names: Col. Daniel Boone, the sur¬ 
veyor, Capt. Sam Kirkham on the Grand Jury, the name of Abraham Lincoln on the 
court record. Jeremiah Boone making visits to the Nevil home often. There was 
Capt. George Mayfield and Lieut. Isaac Mayfield with the troops. I served on the 
Grand Jury. 

James Nevil and wife, and Jeremiah Boone and family lived neighbors on Dix 
River 1789-1796. James Nevil and Sarah his wife made a court deed at Harrodsburg, 
Ky. for land, early days. 

With the above people and others James Nevil began his pioneer life. 


DR. R. N. MAYFIELD, Seattle, Wash. 

NOTE:—When Daniel Boone got through with an Indian he never came back again. 

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The New Boone History 


George Boone born 1666, son George born 1690 England, 
son Josiah born Pa. 1726-7, died Glenn Creek 1814. Five-miles 
south of Frankfort, Ky. married Hannah Hite 1750. Children, 
George, 1751, Noah, died young, Josiah, Jr., 1758.. Married 
second time Ellenor Boone, 1815. Jeremiah Boone, born Feb. 29, 
1760, died 1832, married Joyce Nevil, May 9, 1787. (1768-1861). 
They signed a deed for their interest in their father's estate, Josiah, 
Sr., which is on record at Versailles, Ky. "Boone Bulletin" date of 
deed, July 29, 1819. Allison died young. Ruth born 1770, married 
Pluright Sisk, 1790; Deborah (twin) never married, Ruhemah married 
William Thompson. Hannah, born 1786, married James Barnhill 
1800. Isaiah married Eliza Brown. I believe the last two were 
Josiah Jr's children. Heirs were George, Josiah Jr, Jeremiah, 
Ruth, Deborah, Ruhemah. 

A Miss Johnson, descendant from same family as Andrew Johnson, married Mr. 
Joyce, daughter (Sarah Joyce), married (James) Nevil, their daughter Joyce Nevil 
married Jeremiah Boone, their daughter Charlotte gave me (1881), 50 years ago, the 
Joyce-Nevil family history. 

James Nevil in 1779 went to Lincoln County, Ky. Found British and Indians on 
the war path and the settlers preparing for their first invasion into Ohio. They burned 
old Chillicothe, and captured a number of horses. Killed two chiefs and a few other 
Indians. Then Col. Bowman returned to Harrodsburg, Ky. The Indians came back again. 

After the Bryan Station fight Aug. 15th and the Blue Licks bloody defeat, am¬ 
bushed, tomahawked, scalped Aug. 19th, 1782 where more than a third of the men 
were killed", among them being Cols. Todd and Trigg, leaving Col. Daniel Boone in 
command, who ordered a retreat. 

He rallied his men and called for volunteers, who enlisted by the hundreds among 
them being Capt. Sam Kirkham, his two young cousins, Josiah and Jeremiah Boone, 
who enlisted for the Expedition to join Gen. Clarke, (born 1752) who was coming from 
"The Falls" to pursue the Indians to their homes in Ohio. They were completely de¬ 
feated. They never came to Kentucky again. 

John Mayfield Sr., born Albemarle County, Va., 1745, died Pulaski, Ky., 1816. 
Entire Revolutionary war service. Last service with Gen. Daniel Morgan, Buckingham, 
Va. Clarinda Pleasants (1749-1821) married 1767. Their son John born 1768, died 
1813, tree fell on him, married Mary Wolf, a pioneer doctor, Jan., 1790 (1770-1848). 
Her father Henry and Sr. Fort Washington, N. Y. Sr. killed. Reg. Col. Hart, Pa., son 
Reuben with Capt. Sam Tate, Maj. Taul, Gen. John E. King, and Governor Shelby at 
Thames, after war of 1812 Reuben married Charlotte Boone, my Grandmother, at 
Somerset, 1814. r 

James Nevil born Prince William County, Va., 1741, Revolutionary war, Col. 
Edmonds, Capt. Martin Pickett, Bureau of Pensions, Etc. 

When James Nevil and family arrived at the little place Asaphs, (afterward 
changed to Stanford), they began to see familiar names: Col. Daniel Boone, the sur¬ 
veyor, Capt. Sam Kirkham on the Grand Jury, the name of Abraham Lincoln on the 
court record. Jeremiah Boone making visits to the Nevil home often. There was 
Capt. George Mayfield and Lieut. Isaac Mayfield with the troops. I served on the 
Grand Jury. 

Jeremiah bought three farms on Pitman Creek, N. E. Somerset, 1800. 

James Nevil and wife, and Jeremiah Boone and family lived neighbors on Dix 
River 1789-1796. James Nevil and Sarah his wife made a court deed at Harrodsburg, 
Ky., for land, early days. 

With the above people and others James Nevil began his pioneer life. 

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BOONE FAMILY 

GEORGE BOONE’S son GEORGE b in 
Exeter Eng d ag 60 Wife Sarah Uppy d 
60 Yr their son GEORGE III b 1666 
Stoak near Exeter Eng was a weaver 
by trade d July 27 1744 O S Exeter Pa 
cera Wife Mary Maugridge b 1669 in 
Bradnich Eng d Feb 2 1740 Both Qua¬ 
kers ch George IV b July 13 1690 d 1753 
Sarah b Feb 18 1691 or 2 Squire b 1696 
Nov 25 was Daniels father b 22 Oct 
1734 O S John b 1701 or 2 Mary b Sep 
23 1699 Joseph b Ap 5 1704 Benjamin b 
July 161706 James b July 7 1709 Samuel 
b 1711 GEORGE SARAH & SQUIRE 
came to Phila about 1712 or 13 as we 
find George mar to DEBORAH 
HOWELL July 27 1713 and living at 
Abington Phila teaching school, lan¬ 
guages, mathematics, and Quaker reli¬ 
gion with his wife also Surveying, was 
a magistrate His father and mother 
left Bradnick Aug 17 with 6 ch for Bristol where they set sail for Phila 
arriving there Sep 29 1717 They visited son George for a few months 
then they went to North Wales where they remained until 1720 when 
he and all of his family went to Oley tp with all ch where Sarah lived 
as she had mar Jacob stover (stuber stowber) Mch 15 1715 GEORGE 
built a log house s of Oley where he lived the Quaker custom no stone 
marks his grave Deborah b 1691 d 1759 
George IV and Deborah ch George b July 3 1717 d 1737 Mary Ap 10 
1716 Hannah bSep 20 1718 at Abington all others at Exeter Pa Deborah 
b Feb 18 1720 Dinah Jan 18 1722 William Nov 18 1724 JOSIAH Mch 6 
1726-7 Jeremiah Sep 6 1729 d 1787 Abigail Oct 9 1732 Hezekiah b May 
22 1734 Four sons ex of fathers will 1753 Berks Co William and Josiah 
special guardian for their mother Josiah given a sawmill and timber 
land He was reprimanded for marrying “out of the church” on May 30 
1750 by Quaker meeting Josiah and wife lived at Exeter until he took 
a removal out May 24 1762 then we find him next on Linvil creek Va 
where he buys land of John and Katherine Bean Aug 17 1768 Later 
sold to Micheal Shank Mch 17 1777 deed signed by Hannah H and Jo¬ 
siah Boone SR 100 acres being a few miles south of Timberville Va 
George Boone of Oley Pa bought 1500 acres on south end of North Mt 
on Holman creek of Jacob Stover also land on Boones Run in eastern 
part of Rockingham co Before the Rev war the oldest son inherited 
all of the property Although George IV gave to all of his children 
there is no record that his father did give to all of his children 
When in Reading Pa take a run down the Skulkill to Birdsboro sta 
then one mile n to Baumstown or Exeter town then n one and half mi 
to Boones birth place then one and half mi n to Exeter meeting 
(church) then two mi n to George Boone House no 2 via Stonersville 
only a stone marks the spot where stood the log house His funeral 
was in the new house built 1733 

Holman creek rises in the south end of north mountain flows north 
then east into the Shenandoah north of Quickville On this creek was 
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family who had a daughter Hannah this is where Josiah visiting his 
fathers property forgot all about the Quaker church and married Han¬ 
nah out of the church Josiah and Hannah ch George VI, Josiah jr, 
Deborah, Jeremiah b Feb 29 1760 in Pa all of them 

Josiah not being a good Quaker they would not keep a record of his 
children in the church 

Josiah jr or Josiah Noah as the mother wished him called had a 
daughter Hannah born at Boonesborough Ky 1786 mar James Barnhill 
1804 d 1862 

Jeremiah mar Joyce Nevil (Neville) at Stanford Ky May 9 1787 She 
came from Va with her parents when she was 11 year old d June 27 
1861 93 yr 1 mo 12 da 

Josiah N and Jeremiah where in Capt Samuel Kirkhams company 
with Col Daniel Boone and Gen Geo R Clark in the N W Indian war 
in Ind and Ill Mustered out at Stanford where they reed their pay Oct 
22 1782 Jeremiah went to Lawrence county Ind 1817 where he died on 
his farm 1 mi S W of the Dry Ford on Indian creek 1832 Children 

Sarah, Elijah, Simeon. Charlotte mar 
Reuben Mayfield Oct 27 1814 b 1792 she 
1794 Ky He was a war vet 1812 from 
Somerset Ky under Capt Samuel Tate, 
Roberts brother Mahala mar John Dish- 
man Hannah mar Adam Marrow Noah 
mar Jane Rhodes ch Mrs W esley and 
Mrs. Abner Armstrong Mrs Louise (John) 
Short Daniel and Virgi) Boone Bedford 
Ind Wesley and Abners mother was a 
sister of Milton Short b 1807 son of Wes¬ 
ley b 1780 and Rebecca Owens son of John 
b 1756 Va Rev war son of Thomas'(scotch) 
Rebecca Owens father William b 1750 
Rev war Va 

Charlotte and Reuben’s son Alexander 
Campbell mar Winnie Short Jan 12 1854 
at Springville Ind ch Ila, Mary Charlotte, 
Reuben N Wesley S and Inda Slater, Ferndale Wash 

Winnie dtr of Milton Short and Mary Tate dtr of Robert Tate 

SQUIRE and SARAH dtr of Edward Morgan Rev war mar Sept 23 
1720 in Berks co Pa went to Bucks co where 3 or 4 of their ch were 
born then returned to Exeter Sarah 1724 Iseral 26 Samuel 28 Jonathan 
30 Elizabeth 32 Daniel Oct 22 1734 O S Mary 36 George 39 Edward 40 
Squire 44 Hannah 46 May 1 1750 Squire and all of his family went to 
Yadkin N C in Davidson co where he d 1765 wife 1777 ag 77 yr 
Jeppe cem Mocksville N C Daniel mar Rebecca Bryan N C Aug 14 
1756 b Jan 9 1739 d Mch 18 1813 at St Charles Mo He Sept 26 1820 85 yr 
11 mo 4 da Both Frankfort cem 1845 Ch James 57 Israel 59 Susannah 
60 Jemima 62 Levina 66 Rebecca 68 Daniel Morgan 69 Jesse Bryan 73 
William 76 Nathan 1781 

Daniel Boone fought in Braddocks defeat 1755 with Washington was 
in Capt. Ed B Dobb’s Co N C Mayfield Homestead 2 mi east Pulaski 
Ky located by John father of Reuben now owned by Mrs Ella A (Prof 
L N) Taylor dtr Zac T Mayfield 

Please keep this brief family history with your records and oblige 
the writer 

Ref Spraker’s Boone Family 64 Dorchester Road Buffalo N Y and 
Brief Boone History (1902) by R N Mayfield M D Seattle Washington 
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George Boone born 1666, son George bom 1690 England, son*^slah Or*, 
b rn Pa. 1726-7, died Glenn Creek 1814, five miles south of Frankfort, \y•, rasr 
ried Hannah 1760. Children: George 1751,Noah, died young. Josiah 

Jr. 1758,married second time, Kllenor Boone, 1915. Jeremiah Boone born Fe-xr ary \ 
29, 1760,Pa.married Joyce Nevil,May 9,1787. They signed a deed for their inter y 
est in their father's estate, Josiah, Sr., which is on record in Versailles, 'Ky 
**Boone Bulletin”• Date of deed, July 29, 1819. 


A Miss Johnson, a descendant from same family as Andrew Johnson, married 
Mr. Joyce, daughter (Sarah) Joyce, married (James) Nevil, their daughter Joyce 
Nevil, married Neremiah Boone, his daughter Charlotte, gave me, 50 years ago, 
the Nevil family history. 

Josiah Sr. married second wife 1766, Hannah Hite, Ruth bora 1770, married 
Pluright ink, 1790; Deborah (twin) never married. Ruhemah married William Thomp¬ 
son. Allison died young. Hannah born 1786 married James Barnhill 1800. Isaiah 
married Elisa Brown* I believe the last two were Josiah Jr.'s children. 

After the Bryan Station fight August 15th, and the Blue Licks bloody de¬ 
feat, ambushed, tomahawked, scalped Aug. 19th, 1782, where more than a third of 
the men were killed, among them being Cols. Todd, and Trigg leaving Col. Daniel 
Boone in command, who ordered a retreat. 

Be rallied his men and called for volunteers, who enlisted by the hund¬ 
reds, among them being, Capt. Sara Kirkham, his two young cousins, Josiah and Je¬ 
remiah Boone, who enlisted for the Expedition to join Gen. Clark, (b. 1752) who 
was coming from ’’The Falls" to pursue the Indians to their homes in Ohio. They 
were completely defeated. They never came to Kentucky again. 

John Mayfield, Sr., bor:< Albemarle Co., Va. 1745 died Pulaski, y • 1816. 
Entire Revolutionary war service. Last service with Gen. Daniel Morgan, Bucking¬ 
ham, 1 ^., Clarinda Pleasants (1749-1821) rar. 1767. Their_ - aon--J©h»F~-torn 1768 mar¬ 
ried Mary Wolf, Jan. 1790, (1770-1848). Her father Henry and .~>r., Fort Washington 
K.Y. Sr. Killed. Reg. Col. Hart,Pa., Son Reuben with Capt. Sam Tate, i aj. Taul, 
Gen. John S. King, and Governor chelby at Thames. After war of 1812 Reuben married 
Charlotte Boone, my Grandmother, who related the above Joyce-Nevil family history 
to me 1881. She also said her father was a second cousin of Daniel Boone, ~he 
v/as about 78 years old, and fuVhter said the above was told her when she was v 
child. 

James Nevil and wife, and Jeremiah and family lived neighbors on Dix Riv¬ 
er 1789-96. James Nevil and ^aroh his wife made a court deed at Herrodsburg, Ky., 
for land, early day. James Nevil,b.Prince "illiam Co., ^a. 1741, Rev. ar » Col. 
ftm. Edmonds, Capt. Martin Pickett, bureau of Pensions, Rtc., 1779, went to Lin¬ 
coln county, Ky. Found British and Indians on the war path, and the settlers pre¬ 
paring for their first invasion into Ohio. A hey burned Old Chillicothe, and cap¬ 
tured a number of horses, killed two chiefs, and a few other Indians. Then Col. 
Boiman returned to Harrodsburg. x he Indians came back again. “hen James Nevil 
anc family arrived at the little place Asaps, (afterward changed to Stanford 0, I 
bei'an to see names familiar to me. Col, Daniel c 0 one, the surveyor, C pt. Bam 
Kirkham on the Grand Jury. The name Abraham Lincoln on the court record. Jeremiah 
Bo me ma king visits to the Nevil home often. There was Capt* George May field, and 
Lieut. Isaac Mayfield with the troops. I.served on the Grand Jury. With the 
eb< ye people and others, James Nevil began his pioneer life. 

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son Josiah Or., born Pennsylvania 1726-7, died Glenn Creek 1814, 
five miles south of Frankfort Ky. Married Hannah 1750/ 

children: George, 1751, I eah, died young. Josiah Jr. 

1758. Married Second time Alienor Boone, 1315. Jeremiah Boone 
born February 29, 1760, Pa. Married Joyce Nevil May 9, 1787. They 
signed a deed for their interest in their father*s estate, Josiah 
Boone, *>r., which is on record in Versailles, Ky., ” Boone Bullet in." 

A Kiss Johnson, a descendant from same family as Andrew 
Johnson, married Kr. Joyce, daughter (3arah) Joyce, married (James) 
Kevil, their daughter Joyce Nevil, married Jeremiah Boone, his 
daughter Charlotte g ive me, 50 years ago, the ! evil family history. 

Josiah Sr. married second wife 1766, Hannah Hite, Ruth 
born 1770, married Fluright risk, 1790; Deborah (twin) never married 
Ruhemah married ^illiem Thompson. Allison, died young. Hannah born 
1786 married James Barnhill 1800. Isaiah married Kliza Brown. I 
believe the last two were Josiah Jr. *3 Children. 

After the aiue Licks defeat August 19, 1782 where more 
than a third of the men were killed, anomg them being. Cols. Todd 
and Trigg, leaving Col. Daniel Boone in command, who ordered a re¬ 
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He rallied his men and colled for volunteers, who enlisted 
by the hundreds, among them .being his two y ufig cousins, Josiah and 
Jeremiah 3oone, who enlisted for the Kxpedition to join Gen. Clark 
who was coming from ’’The Falls H to pursue the Indians to their homes 
in Ohio. They were completely defeated. They never came to Ken¬ 
tucky again. 

John Mayfield, ^r., born Albemarle Co. Va. 1745. ntir© 

Re volutionary Tar service. Oast service with Gen. Daniel Morgan s 
Buckingham, Va. married Clarihda Pleasants (1749-1821) mar. 1767. 
Their son John born 1768, his son Reuben 1792 married Mary ,olf 
(1770-1848'* Her father Henry and Cr*, Fort Washington, 15. Y. 3r. 
killed, col. Hart, Pa. Reuben with ^apt. oam Tate, 1 aj. Taul, Gen. 
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The name Bohun is of Norman origin. The first 
family from Normandy settled in Lincolnshire at an 
early date, and afterward some of the name settled 
in Devonshire, England. It is from this latter family 
that the American Boones are directly descended. 
The Bohun coat of arms was used before the four¬ 
teenth century, probably granted by a Norman-Eng- 
lish king. It is not until <the middle of the six¬ 
teenth century that we find the name Bohun or 
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DESCRIPTION. 

The crest is flesh-colored hand grasping three steel colored arrows; 
links silver and blue; body blue, lions and large diagonal silver; two 
dark small diagonal gold. Three shells, red, name “Boone” in silver. 

In 1690 Ralph Boone lived in Bucks Co., Pa. 
Solomon Boone (yeoman) of Bristol, Pa., will dated 
Dec. 6, 1743, leaves his estate to his sons Joseph, 
Solomon, Ralph (b. 1733), and daughter Elizabeth. 
John Baldwin, John Cross and Solomon were ex¬ 
ecutors; witnesses, John Johnson and Wm. Atkin¬ 
son 

About 1714 George, Sarah and Squire Boone' 
came to Bristol, Pa., from England. George Boone 
l, father of George II, m. Sarah Uppy, d. aged 60; 
she 80 yr. Son, George III, b. 1666 at Stoak, m. 
Mary Manridge, b. 1669 at Bradnich, both near 
Exeter; her father John m. Mary Milton. George 
and Mary had nine children : George, Sarah, Squire, 
Mary, John, Joseph, Benjamin, James and Samuel. 
All had children except John, who was never married. 
All came to America (except the three already 
here); left Bradnich 17 Aug., 1717, and went to 
Bristol, Eng.; arrived in Philadelphia Oct. 10 New 
Style, Sept. 29 Old Style; thence to Abington; thence 
to North Wales, 2 yr.; thence to Oley, Berks Co., 
where Sarah lived since being married, 1715. Then 
at Exeter George III died, on 27 July, 1744, aged 
78. Mary his wife died 2 Feb. 1740-1, aged 72 yr. ; 
buried Exeter Burying Ground. 

(1) George IV, eldest son, b. Bradnich, Eng., 13 
July, 1690; d. Exeter, Pa., 20 Nov., 1753; 64 yr. 
Taught school several years near Philadelphia; 
good mathematician and magistrate. Wife De¬ 


borah Howell, d. Jan. 26, 1759. Ch. : George 
Boone V, eldest son, never married, d. Exeter at 
24 yr.; William; Hezekiah Joseph (son George) ; 
Jeremiah, d. 1787, no family; Mary, Deborah, 
Dinah Cotes (son Solomon); Dianah (son 
Abner Williams); Hannah Hughes, ch. : George 
and Jane Hughes; William and wife Sarah’s 
ch. : Mordecai, William, George, Thomas, Jere¬ 
miah; wife Rebecca, Hezekiah, Abigail, m. Adin 
Panecost and Mary. 

(2) Sarah b. 18 Feb., 1691-2; m. Jacob Stuber 
March 15, 1715. 

(3) Squire b. Nov. 25, 1696; removed from Bristol, 
Pa., to Alleman’s Ford (now called Boone’s 
Ford), Holmes Fork, on Yadkin River, N. C., 
1752. D. 1755-6, buried at Joppe Cemetery 
near Mocksville, Davie Co., N. C. Married Sarah 
Morgan, July 23, 1720, daughter of Gen. Daniel 
Morgan (Rev. War). Ch.; Sarah, 1724; Israel, 
1726; Samuel, 1728;Jonathan, 1730; Elizabeth, 
1732; Daniel, Aug. 22, 1734; Mary, 1736;- 
Nathan, George, 1739; Edward, 1740; Squire 
and Haunk. Mary m. William Bryan. Daniel 
m. Rebecca Bryan; ch. Jam^s; Israel; Susanna 
Jemima; Lavina; Daniel m; Enoch b. Ky. 1777, 
d. 1862; Rebecca, Jessie and Nathan. 

(4) Mary, b. Sept. 23, 16^9;- m. John Webb; d. 
16 Jan., 1774; husband d. Oct. 18, 1774; 80 yr. 

(5) John, b. Bradnich, Devonshire, 3 Jan., 1701-2 
O. S., Jan. 14, 1702 N. S., d. Oct. 10, 1785, 
aged 84;. buried Exeter. 

(6) Joseph b. 5 April, 1704; d. Jan. 30, 1776. 
Wif Elizabeth d. 31 Jan., 1778. Exeter. Ch.: 
Joseph, Thomas, Ovid, Abner, Job; ' Anne, 
Catherine, Sarah, Hannah, « rub other 

(7) Benjamin, b. 16 July, 1706, d. 14 0< 

Susanna his wife 5 Nov., 1784, nge^ <0. Ch.: 
John, Benjamin, James, Samuel, Umah. 

(8) James, b. Bradnich 7 July O. S. or 18 July, 
1709. M. Mary Foulke. Ch.: Anne, Mary, Marth, 
James, John, Judah, Joshua, Rachel and Moses. 
D. Sept. 1, 1785, buried Exeter. Wife d. 20 
Feb. 1756, aged 41 yr. M. Anne Griffith Oct. 
20, 1757; b. Jan. 29, 1713. 

(9) Samuel d. 6 Aug., aged 54 yr., Exeter, buried. 
Wife, Elizabeth. Four children : Sarah, Samuel 
and others. 

John, Hawkins, Moses, Ralph and Solomon Boone 

served in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania. 


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// 


R. N. MAYFIELD, Esq., 


Oct. 11, 1901. 


New York. 

My Dear Sir:— In reply to yours of 7 inst. would say that 
we have located the Revolutionary service of John, Hawkins, 
Moses, Ralph and Solomon Boone. Solomon and Ralph served 
in Captain Stephens Beasley’s Co., Pa. (Gunboat “Viper”) 
Navy, April 1, 1777. 

Very trulv yours, 

GEO. EDWARD REED, 

State Librarian, Harrisburg, Pa. 


Address: “Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Depaitment, 

Washington, D. C.” 

RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE, 

WAR DEPARTMENT, 

Washington, October 18, 1901. 

Respectfully returned to 
DR. R. N. MAYFIELD, 

No. 119 West 22d Street, 

New York, N. Y. 

It is shown by the records that one Solomon Boon, rank not 
stated, served in Captain John Beatty’s Company, 5th Bat¬ 
talion of Pennsylvania troops, Revolutionary War. His name 
appears only in Major Benezet’s “ Account Book of Monies Ad¬ 
vanced Sundry Men of the Late 5 Regt. Pa. on Account of 
Pay as Prisoners.” This book contains the following statement: 















































































































































From the information of Mr. Kenned} 7 iate Adjt. of the 5th 
Regt. it appears that the * * * men of said Regt. received of 
Maj. Samuel Benezet by order of Genl. Gates in 1777 (early) the 
several sums of money as opposite to their names and expressed 
in the Outer Column being on account of their pay as Prisoners, 
taken at Fort Washington in 1776—the pay of each man com¬ 
mences the first day of Sept., 1776, and ends with those who 
re-enlisted the 15th Feb., 1777, at which time the Regt. was 
new Modeled and commenced pay accordingly.” The entry oppo¬ 
site the name of Solomon Boon shows that he received ”12 20.” 

No further information relative to the subject of your inquiry 
has been found of record. 

By authority of the Secretary of War: 

JOHN TWKEDALE, 
Acting Chief, 

Record and Pension Office. 


Daniel, son of Squire Boone, was born at Bristol, 
Pa., about 1732-33-35, exact date not known. After 
an eventful career in Kentucky and the West, he 
died in Missouri Sept. 26, 1820; buried at Frank¬ 
fort, Ky. 

I have failed after careful search to find the father 
of Jeremiah Boone, born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 29, 
1760; died June 10, 1832. Am told that his father’s 
name was Solomon, but I cannot verify the same. 
About 1785 Jeremiah Boone went west to Kentucky. 
On the old Boone farm, bought by Jeremiah, July 

l, 1800, from G. Stepp, on Pitman Creek five miles 
aortheast of Somerset and two and one-half east 
of Science Hill, stands a large pear tree seventy feet 
high planted by Jeremiah Boone while residing there 
a hundred years ago. Jeremiah Boone married 
Joyce Nevel, who was born in Virginia and came 
no Kentucky with her parents when she was eleven 
years old; married in Lincoln Co., Ky.; died in 
Lawrence Co., Ind., June 26, 1861, aged 93 yr. 

1 n o. 12 iavs. Ch.: Sarah, Elijah, Simeon, Charlotte, 
VI ah ala, Hannah and Noah. Sarah m. Isaac Wag¬ 
oner. Elijah died in 40’s; m. Jennie Wagoner. Char¬ 
lotte m. Reuben Mayfield Oct. 27, 1814. Mahala 

m. John Dishman; son Jerry, Ownesburg, Ind. 
Hannah m. Adam Morrow. Noah . Jane Rhodes, 
of Randolph Co., N. C. 

Elijah’s children: William, Jeremiah, Bethuel, 
Artemacy, Isaac, Simeon, Sarah and Joyce (twins), 
and John. All dead except Joyce and John. 

Noah Boone was born in Pulaski Co., Ky., Feb. 
20, 1802. Came to Orange Co., Ind., in autumn of 
1G16. Feb., 1817, he and Isaac Wagoner came to 
Lawrence Co., Inch Later his father Jeremiah and 
family came; located (June 3, 1817) public lands, 
West half of Sec. Seven, Tp. Five North, Range Two 
West, and paid for same March 7, 1820, and re¬ 
ceived a patent from Pres. James Monroe. Here 
he and his son Noah lived and died (1832; Noah 
1862). Noah’s ch. Clementine, m. Wesley, oldest 
son of James and Behethlem Armstrong; ch. : Horace, 
Noah and Clara, who m. Homer West, Fayetteville 
or Deal, Ind. Jeannette married Abner, son of Jas. 
and Beheth. Armstrong; ch. : Alvin, m. Ariette 
West; Walter, d. about 1880; Flora, m. Deal, Ind.; 
Louise, m. John Short, son ,of Ezekiel and Jane 
Sentney. Their ch.: Richard, Virgil and Lillie, Bed, 
ford, Ind. Daniel Boone, b. Aug. 10, 1836, d. Dec- 
26, 1890, Wichita, J<an. M. Nannie M. Houston 
of Ky., May 29, 1866. Ch. Willard H., N. Frank. 
Fannie J., Florence M., Laura C. 

Virgil V., b. Feb. 18, 1847; m. Lucenda Rector 
May 26, 1870, b. Nov. 29, 1846. Ch. : Della, 
Adda, Alice, m. Noah, Quincy J., and Maude, 
Silverville, Ind. Quincy, U. S. Army, Vancouver, 
Wash. m j? v g 


JAH 'O 1908 


Hannah Boone, b. July 5, 1799; d. Feb. 6, 1887; 
m. Adam Morrow, b. March 1, 1794, d. April 
8, 1870. Ch. : Elizabeth Dye, b. Aug. 7, 1823; 
living at Ellitstown, Ill. Cedrilda Gastineau, b. 
1841, d. 1888. Joyce Sims, b. 1828, lives Dover- 
hill, Ind. Nancy Gastineau, b. 1829; lives 
Bradshow, Neb. Louise Beaty, b. Feb., 1832; 
lives at .Owensburg, Ind., m. John Beaty. Ch.: 
Marshal Beaty, b. Feb. 13, 1852; lives Cincin¬ 
nati, Ohio. Luther Beaty, b. July 21, 1854; d. 
Feb. 27, 1884. Nellie Beaty, b. March 6, 1857; 
d. Oct. 2, 1860. Ella Whitted, b. March 23,1859; 
lives at Santa Ana, Cal. Nora Sentney, b. March 
21, 1865; lives at Hutchinson, Kan. Edith 
Huff, b. Dec. 12, 1867; lives at Santa Ana, Cal. 
Charlotte Boone, b. Aug. 27, 1794 (Ky.),m. Reuben 
Mayfield in Pulaski Co., Ky., Oct. 27, 1814. 
They resided in Kentucky, Ind., and Mo. Her 
husband died at Oxford, Mo., 1861; she at 
Owensburg, Ind., Dec. 31, 1883. Their son, 
A. C. Mayfield, married Winnie Short, Jan. 12, 
1854, at Springville, Lawrence Co., Ind., where 
all their children were bom. In March, 1884, 
they moved to Washington Territory, Whatcom 
Co., Ferndale, with all their children. 

MAYFIELD. 

The Mayfields were of English descent. The first 
family from England came to Virginia at an early 
date, probably Owin Mayfield, Mayor of Cambridge, 
Ejig., 1672, and George, Esq., a freeholder in Cam¬ 
bridge, March 29, 1722. Tradition has it that 
all Mayfields in America came from one family of 
five sons born in Virginia, their descendants radiat¬ 
ing to the different parts of the United States. 
Many Mayfields served in the Revolutionary War 
from Virginia. 

Richmond, Va., October 28, 1901. 
DR. R. N. MAYFIELD: ' 4 

Dear Sir:—I have made a careful examination of the Revo¬ 
lutionary records, and find the names of James, John, Elijah, 
James 2nd, Lewis and William Mayfield. 

Yours truly, 

W. G. STANARD, 

Secy. Va. Historical Society. 

Richmond, Oct. 18, 1901. 

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, LAND OFFICE. 

No. 2307. 

Council Chamber, 28 January, 1784. 

I.do certify that Lawrence Muse, assignee of John Mayfield, 
is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Private of Con¬ 
tinental Line who has served three years and was enlisted for 
the war. (Signed) 

BENJAMIN HARRISON. 
THOMAS MERIWETHER. 

A warrant for 200 acres issued to Lawrence Muse, assignee 
of John Mayfield, 28th day of January, 1784. 

Witness my hand &c., this 18th day, October, 1901. 

(Signed) 

(Seal.) JOHN W. RICHARDSON. 

Register. 

Capt. John Mayfield was in military prison at 
Charleston, S. C. (From Barrack Guard Report, 
December 9, 1775.) 

Address: “Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, 

Washington, D. C.” 

RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE, . 

WAR DEPARTMENT. 

Washington, October 18, 1901. 

Respectfully returned to 
R. N. MAYFIELD, M. D., 

No. 119 W. 22d Street, 

New York, N. Y. 

It is shown by the records that one John Mayfield and one 
Henry Mayfield were enlisted for the 1st Virginia Regiment, 








Revolutionary War, and that a Sergeant, James Ik- 3; rd, re¬ 
ceived in February, 1780, twenty dollars for each enlistment. 
No further information relative to these soldiers has been found 
of record. 

1 he records also show that one Reuben Mayfield served as a 
private in Captain Samuel Tate’s Company, 7th (Taul’sj Regi¬ 
ment of Mounted Kentucky Volunteers, war of 1812. His name 
appears on the rolls of that organization with remarks: “Com¬ 
mence ment of service, Aug. 23, 1813; expiration of service, Nov. 
14-, 1813; time paid for, 2 mos., 23 days.” 

By authority of the Secretary of War: 

JOHN TWEEDALE, 

Acting Chief, Record and Pension Office. 

I am of the opinion that John Mayfield was 
the father of John, b. 1768, as the name “John” 
seems to run through the family of each gen¬ 
eration down to the present time. John Mayfield 
and his wife Mary Wolf removed from Virginia to 
Kentucky, 1795, stopping at Knoxville, Tenn., for 
a month or so. He owned many slaves at the time 
of his death, caused by a tree falling on him. His 
brother William lived on an adjoining farm for a 
time, then moved to Tennessee with John’s wife’s 
father, Mr. Wolf. 

Their son Reuben served in the War of 1812, from 
Somerset, Ky., through Indiana, Michigan and 
Canada. Married Charlotte Boone Oct. 27, 1814, 
in Pulaski Co., Ky., and at once moved to his 
mother’s homestead two miles east of Pulaski, Ky., 
where he lived for three years before moving to 
Indiana. He first came to Lawrence Co., Ind., 1817. 
Aug. 20, 1825, bought land in Sec. 29, of William 
Wood raw; sold it to Samuel H. Mitchell March 14, 
1836. On Jan. 5, 1837, Oct. 8, 1851, Dec. 30 
1844, he entered U. S. lands in Secs. 8 and 7, Tp. 5 N. 

R. 2 W. near to his father-in-law, Jeremiah Boone, 
who lived on Sec. 7. Went to Missouri 1857. Died 
at Oxford, Worth Co., Mo., Nov. 22, 1861. His 
widow at age of 77 years was pensioned from Page 
Co,, Hollvville, la. (The writer was born on west 
bank of Indian Creek opposite the Nevel Mayfield 
place. Above entry. ) 

Their son, Alexander Campbell, named after the 
distinguished Disciples minister, born at Linton, 
Greene Co., Ind., May 6, 1831. Served in Morgan’s 
raid under Capt. Samuel W. Short and Platt 
Stannard. Married Winnie Short Jan. 12, 1854, 
at Springville, Ind. The National Cyclopedia ot 
American Biography, Vol. XI., reads: “Reuben 
Newton Mayfield, physician, born near Bedford, 
Ind., June 13, 1859; son of Alexander Campbell 
and Winnev (Short) Mayfield. His grandfather, 
Milton Short, was a Disciples Christian preacher, 
and at one time the owner of a large number of 
slaves, whom he voluntarily freed before the Civil 
War. His paternal grandmother was a cousin of 
Daniel Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. Through his 
mother he is a descendant of Col. Robert Tate, of 
Kv., a distinguished citizen of Kentucky. In the 
War of 1812 his paternal grandfather, Reuben ' ’ay 
field, a Virginian by birth, participated. Ancestors j 
on both sides served in Revolutionary •’'V. o 
the acre of fourteen he was graduated at the nigh 
school of Snrinerville, and im nediately began to 
teach in the school. After following this calling 
for a few vears, he studied medicine, first at the 
Kentuckv School of Medicine and afterwards at the 
Long Island Hospital College, New York, being 
graduated there in 1880, and subsequently at Rush 
College, Chicago, Ill. He also pursued several special 
courses in medicine at other institutions. On com¬ 
pleting his studies he accepted a position as lecturer 


on pathology and clinical medicine at the University 
ot Colorado. While holding" this position he also 
established himsell as a practicing physician and 
a specialist in throat, lung and stomach troubles. 
He was Major and Surgeon for many years in 1st 
Colorado Regiment and brigade Surgeon in the 
campaign of Cripple Creek in 1894 and that of 
Leadville in 1896. He also served during a part of 
his residence in Colorado as president of the board 
ot medical examiners of the state. For about five 
years he was surgeon of the Union Pacific Railway 
system. In 1897 Dr. Mayfield removed to New 
\ork City, and there continued to practice in his 
special subjects. He has had unusual success in 
the treatment of what are commonly called in¬ 
curable diseases, and has published in pamphlet 
form the results of his investigations along original 
lines. Besides the societies already mentioned, which 
he served as officer, Dr. Mayfield is enrolled as a 
member of the Association of Military Surgeons 
of the United Stated, and of the New York Medico- 
Legal Society; he was also a member of the Col¬ 
orado State Medical Society. He is an official mem¬ 
ber of several secret orders. Dr. Mayfield was mar¬ 
ried in Denver, Col., Feb. 14, 1889, to Ada E., daugh¬ 
ter of John A. Thomas, of Chicago, who is of Eng¬ 
lish ancestry and has one son, Roy T. Mayfield.”^. 

The following Mayfields are living in the different 
parts of the United States : Edward H. and James 
Clifford, Richmond, Va. Wm. S. and son John C., 
Nashville, Tenn. W. I)., banker, and son John D., 
Waco, Texas. S. G. and W. D., attorney, Columbia, 
S. C. Judge Pierce, Cleveland, Tenn. Allison, Ry. 
Com., Austin, Texas; and General Mayfield s . • milv, 
San Antonio, Texas. 

John Mayfield, b. 1768; d. 1813. M. Mary Wolf, 
b. 1770, d. Dec. 18, 1848, in Pulaski, Ky. Pheir 
children: Francis, b. Va., Nov. 2, 1790; d. Bu 
laski, Ky. KL Eddie Z. Buchanan, April 21, 
1817; ch. Wm. Shelton, 1318; James Shelby, 
1822; Robt. Henderson, 1825; Artemace. 1827. 
M. St. John Bishop April 7, 1817; ch. Francis 
June, 1851; Edward Davis, 1853, Lancaster, Ky 
Reuben, b. Feb. 4, 1792, Va. M. Charlotte Boone, 
Lincoln (now Pulaski) Co., Ky., Oct. 27, 1814. 
Twelve ch. : Pleasant, b. Va., Feb. 19, 1794; m. 
Jennie Buchanan, only child John Campbell; d 
1897 at Gosport, Ind. Henry Mitchel, b. Knox 
ville, Tenn., Nov'" 6, 1795; m. Eliza'Blacldege, 
d. 1878; son Romeo; daughter Juliette Fisher, 
now living at Quincy, Ind., where their father 
died. 

Seaburn, b. June 25, 1798,. Ky.; d. Nov. 18, 1850. 
M. Malinda Remge, d. 1830. Ch. : Burnett, June 
8, 1823; d. Sept. 16, 1851. Mary A., Mch. 1, 
1828; d. Oct., 1861. Second wife Clarissa A. 

ker, b. Wolford Co., Ivy., Oct. 17, 1817; d. 
V ,i. 30, 18 ” Ch. : Svdnev S., April 20. 1837. 

IVi find a, T; 22, 1841. John N., Mch. 26, 

1, 6; d. No 19, 1849. Franci. A., . Da:. 3, 

18 8; d. Ap 7., 1883, Silvervill , 

Clarendav, b. J u.y 29, 1800. Y nbros Hen¬ 
dricks; twelve children. 

Artemacv, b. Oct. 2, 1804. M. Isaac Surber. Some 
children : Alfred, b. Mav 16, 1806; d. April 11, 
1886,‘Pidaski, Ky.; m. Eliza Adams, Jan., 1831; 
had eight children, all dead except Elizabeth Jane 
Wright, Ridgeville, Ind., and Zachary Taylor 
Mavfield, who now lives on the old Mayfield 
homestead two miles east of Pulaski, Ky. His 









brother, John Campbell, died in U. S. Army at 
Bowling Green, Ky., Oct. 22, 1862, Col. Shackle¬ 
ford’s regiment. Z. T. Mayfield is the only one of 
his father’s (Alfred) eight children that had any 
children. They are: John Adams, Neola, Kan. 
Mary Me., m. J. J. Carr, merchant, Somerset, 
Ky. Ella Alice; m. L. N. Taylor of State College, 
Lexington, Ky. Nellie Campbell, m. W. V. An¬ 
derson, State University, Lexington, Ky. Mattie 
Susan, m. J. M. Brown, Liberty, Ky. Minnie 
Blaine, 17 years. Charles Shields, 15 years. 
Alexander Clay, 13 years, Pulaski, Ky. 

Elizabeth, b. June 4, 1808. M. Geo. Concliff, only 
son Marcell, living at Alban}', Ind. 

Sydney, b. Jan. 28, 1811. M. Elizabeth Bryant; no 
children; d. Pulaski, Ky. 

Reuben Mayfield and Charlotte Boone Mayfield’s 
ch* : Anjeline Mayfield, b. Aug. 31, 1815. M. 
John Mitchell, Nov. 3, 1836. John Mayfield, 
b. in Ky. July 13, 1817; m. Juliette Mc¬ 
Afee, Nov. 26, 1846, b. 1 Ind., Aug. 16, 
1830; removed to Missouri, 1861; to Bloom¬ 
ington, Kan., 1882, where they now live. Ch. : 
Sylvanus, b. Ind., Oct. 10, 1848; Lananza, Ind., j 
Aug. 25, 1851, d. April 16, 1883; Ambacilla, b. 
Ind., April 28, 1854; Manford, b. Ind., Jan. 3, 
1856; Tilman A., b. Ind., Dec. 25, 1857; d. Aug. 
15, 1859; Alvin, b. Ind., Feb. 15, 1860; Walter 
S., b. Mo., Dec. 5, 1861, d. Nov. 4, 1894; Ida, 
b. Mo., Oct. 11, 1863; Sherman, b. Mo., OctT 3, 
1865; Geo. Sheridan, b. Mo., Jan. 2, 1868; 
Birbv J., b. Mo., Oct. 31, 1873; Manford and 
Birby live in Oklahoma. Amandy Mayfield, b. 
April 18, 1819; m. Harvey McBride, Nov. 27, 
1839. Joyce Mayfield, b. Jan. 5, 1821. M. 
Samuel Mitchell, Nov. 15, 1841; mother and only 
hill, Wickliffe B., uve at Owensburg, Ind. Polly 
Mayfield, b. Nov. 25, 1822. M. John Cox, Mch. 
15, 1843. Clarendy Mavfiekl, b. Sept. 7, 1824; d. 
Neb. Mch. 20, 1896. M. Lowery Stone, Sept. 13, 
1849; ch. : jerry, lives at Schley, Mo., father 
and W. A. Stone, Grant, Neb.; Sarah at Friend, 
Okla.; Carrie at Jett, Okla. Celestine Mayfield, i 
b. Aug. 4, 1826; m. William Stone, Sept. 13, 
1849, Clay Centre, Neb.; ch. : John, Mellie and 
Anna Z. Shoemaker. Nevel Mayfield, b. April 18, 
1828; d. April 2,1882. M. Behethlem Short, Nov. 
27, 1851. Alexander Campbell Mayfield, b. May 
6, 1831; d. Sept. 21, 1885, cem. 3 miles cast Fern- 
dale. M. Winnie Short, Jan., 12, 1854. Jane 
Mayfield, b. Feb. 14, 1833; m. Seymour Cobb, 
Aug. 23, 1853; one daughter, Ellen. Elizabeth 
B. Mayfield, b. Mch. 27, 1835; d. Feb. 6, 1855. 

Christy Ann Mayfield, b. Aug. 1, 1837. M. John 
A. Finch, Aug. 21, 1859. 

Nevel Mayfield and Behethlem Short Mayfield’s ch. : 
Millon S.' Mayfield, b. Oct. 7, 1852; d. April 
23, 1876. Mpry Mayfield, b. Feb. 17, 1857; m. 
Homer Ferguson, April 12, 1877, Ind. Their 
children are : Peart Ferguson, b. April 17, 1878; 
Altna Ferguson, b. Aug. 18, 1880; N. Orth Fer¬ 
guson, b. April 5, 1883; Emma Ferguson, b. 
Mch. 31, 1891, Indian Creek, near Springville, 
Ind. 

A. C. Mayfield and Winnie Short Mayfield’s ch. : 
Ila Mayfield, b. Nov. 28, 1854; m. John Evans, 
Dec. 15, 1886, in Wash. Ch. : Winnie Evans, 
b. Oct. 16, 1887; Herbert Evans, b. Oct. 9, 
1894; Mary Charlotte Mayfield, b. Feb. 8, 1857; 


m. B. Wheat Bailey, Mch. 4, 1879; ch. : A. C. 
Ralph Bailey, b. Ind. Oct. 23, 1880; Jesse Guy 
Bailey, b. Wash. Sept. 6, 1885, Ferndale, Wash. 
Reuben Newton Mayfield, b. June 13, 1859. M. 
Ada E. Thomas in Denver, Colo., Feb. 14, 1889. 
Ch. : Roy Thomas Mayfield, b. Colo., Aug. 25, 
1890, New York City. 

Wesey S. Mayfield, b. Feb. 10, 1864. M. Alta 

Remsburg, Mch. 24, 1887, in Denver, Colo. 

India Tate Mayfield, b. Feb. 25, 1868. M. John 
Slater, Wash., Mch. 24, 1886. Ch. : Doy Slater, 
b. Aug. 8, 1887; Gladys Slater, b. Feb. 23, 
1890; Glen J. Slater, b. Aug. 28, 1892, Fern- 
dale, Wash. 

The Shorts were a Scotch family who came from 
the southwest part of Scotland to Virginia. At 
the time of the birth of John Short (1756), his 
father, Thomas.Short l ived in Tig art Valley. Here 
John marned Mary Hansford, Jan. 20^ 1780, who 
was of English descent, and moved to Russell Co., 
Va. in 1802 moved to Pulaski Co., Ky., and in 
1818 to Lawrence Co., Ind. John Short served in 
Revolutionary War. Enlisted for 5 mo., Aug., 1776, 
under Capt. Wrtr. Nail, Col. Abram Smith; for 4 
mo., Sept., 1778,- under Capt. McCutcheon, Col. 
Wm. Boyers; 2 mo., July, 1781, under Capt. Rowan, 
Col. Wm. Nail, from Rockingham Co., Va. Was 
pensioned Nov. 12, 1832. Born in Shenandoah Co., 
Va., 1756; died in Lawrence Co., Ind., May 15, 
1836 (cemetery at Nevel Mayfield place). (From 
Bureau of Pensions Records, Washington, D. C.) 
(BB) 

Wesley Short, born Dec. 20, 1780; died Sept., 
1856; interred half mile north of Springville 
Station on his farm. Married Rebecca Owens Feb. 
4, 1802, in Russell Co., Va. In the fall of that 
year moved to Pulaski Co., Ky.; in Oct., 1817, 
to Livonia, Ind., and in March, 1818, to Lawrence 
Co., Ind. Milton Short was born in Pulaski Co., 
Ky., May 1.8, 1807. Married Mary Tate, Jan. 8, 
1829. Lived many years at Springville, a mer¬ 
chant, doctor and minister. He died in Fayettes- 
ville, Tnd., April 27, 1886. Winnie Short, daughter 
of Milton Short and Marv Tate Short, married 
Alexander Campbell Mayfield, Jan. 12, 18,54, in 
Lawrence Co . Ind. She was born at Springville. 
Dec. 10, 1836, being the first one of the children 
born in Indiana after their parents removed from 
Kentucky this same year, 1836. 

SHORT FAMILY RECORD. 

John Short, b. Feb/ 15, 1756; d. May 15, 1836. 
M. Marv Hansford, Tan. 20, 1780, b. Jan. 13, 
1756; d. July 30, 1821. Ch. : — 

Wesley Short, b. Dec. 20, 1780; d. Sept. 16, 

1852; m. Rebecca Owens, Feb. 4, 1802, 
in Russell Co., Va.; d. Sept. 28, 1858. Sarah 
Short, b. Sept. 15, 1782; d. Dec., 1862, m. 
Stephen Fields. William Short, b. Oct. 9, 
1784; d. Nov. 13, 1810. John Short, b. 
Nov. 11, 1786; d Oct. 3, 1865: m. Avy 
Owens, Feb. 3. 1808. Thomas Short, b. 
Tune 6, 1789; d. March 23. 1857; m. Polly 
Hunt. Samuel Short, b. March 13, 1792; 
d. Dec. 25, 1827; m. Polly Williams. Reuben 
Short, b. Oct. 15, 1794; m. Levina Owens, 
Feb. 2, 1817. Ezekiel Short, b. Dec. 12, 
1797; d. Jan. 15, 1874; m. Jane Sentnev, 










day 30, 1819; ch. Alfred, John. Hansford j 
Short, b. July 12, 1800; d. Jan. 1, 1848; 
m. Eliza Armstrong. 

* esley Short and Rebecca Owens Short’s children :— 
John Luther Short, b. April 3, 1803; d. Sept. 
23, 1861; m. Eunice Lackey; son Emerson, 
Bloomfield; Ind. Behethlem Short, b. May 
21, 1805; d. Nov. 20, 1868; m. James Arm¬ 
strong; ch. Wesley, Abner, Winchester, and 
daughters, all dead but Wesley, Springville, 
Ind Winchester m. Mary Whitted, ch. 

l. ora, Grace, Quincy Treat. Milton Short, 
b. May 18 ; 1807; d. April 27, 1886; m. 
Mary Tate, Jan. 8, 1829. Newton Short, 
b. June 19, 1809; d. Feb. 10, 1888; m. 
Sarah Turner, Richmond, Va.; ch. Neander, 
Newton, Susie, Ky. ophronia Short, b. 
Marehl5, 1812; m. Dr. F. Cook; ch. Newton 
Crook, Bedford, Ind. Dodridge Short, b. 
June 6, 1815; d. Aug. 20, 1878; m. Mehit- 
able Pearson, Sept. 17, 1851; ch. Thales, 1 
Quincy, Ion, Paul; second wife Loraine Kelse}', 

m. Aug. 3, 1864; ch. Scott and May. Owen 
Short, b. March 14, 1818; d. Dec. 16, 1895, 
Springville, Ind.; m. Elizabeth Lancaster 
Aug. 6, 1850; d. May 7, 1888, aged 60 yr. 

8 mo.; ch. Flora I., d. Sept. 23, 1S99, aged 
43 yr. 11 mo.; m. Wm. Williams, Fayette¬ 
ville. Victoria, b. 1857, Oct. 19; m. Luther 
Beaty, later Mr. Kufer, Bedford, Ind. Denia, 
b. July 26, 1859; m. Sentney Adamson, 
April 7, 1881, Springville, Ind. Jane Tate 
Short, b. Jidy 16, 1820; m. Robt. Milton 
Parks, March 1, 1842; ch. Louise, Viola, 
Theo., Robert Bedford, Ind. Samuel W. 
Short, b. Dec. 24, 1822; d. Nov. 11, 1884; 
m. Mary A. Pearson, Nov. 8, 1848, Dolly, 
Elifelet, Carrie, Samuel, Vincennes, Ind. 

. 'ton Short and Mary Tate Short’s children : — 

Behethlem Short, b. Jan. 13, 1830; d. Oct. 10, 
1900; m. Nevel Mayfield, Nov. 27, 1851. 

Robert N. Short, b. Sept. 6, 1831; d. Dec. 1, 
1897; m. Annie E. Wilson, April 12, 1860, 
Meclmnicsburg, Pa. 

Wesley Short, b. April 16, 1833; d. March 23, 
1900; m. Mollie E. Rafferty, Jan. 9, 1870, 
Springville, Ind. Rebecca Short, b. Dec. 2, 
1834; m. Wm. A. O’Neal, Nov. 18, 1866, 
Springville, Ind. 

Winnie Short, b. Dec. 10, 1836; m. A. C. May- 
field, Jan. 12, 1854. '*■ 

Lydia Short, b. March 27, 1839; m. James 
Braden, Sept. 4, 1866, Irvington, Ind. 

Luther Short, b. May 14, 1845; m. Emma W. 
'Heineken, April 9, 1883, Franklin, Ind. 

Brmiett M. Short, b. Dec. 31, 1853; m. Samelia 
J. Brown, Oct. 8, 1876, Ogden, Utah. 

Behethlem Short Mayfield and Nevel Mayfield’s chil¬ 
dren : — 

Milton S. Mavfield, b. Oct. 7, 1852; d. April 
23, 1876. ' 

Mary Mayfield, Feb. 17, 1857. 

Robert Newton Short and Annie E. Wilson Short’s 
children :— 

James L. Short, b. Jan. 5, 1861: d. Feb. 5, 
1861. 

Sarah Tated Short, b. Dec. 11, 1862 ;d. Aug. 
7, 1882. 

. f rt Wjlson Short, b. Sept 22, 1863. 


Wesley Short and Mollie Rafferty Short’s children 
Earle G. Short, b. Dec. 5, 1871. 

Carl V. Short, b. Nov. 23, 1874. 

Mary C. Short, b. Feb. 9, 1879. 

Winnie Short Mayfield and A. C. Mayfield’s chil¬ 
dren :— 

I[a Mayfield, b. Nov. 28, 1854. 

Mary Charlotte Mayfield, b. Feb. 8, 1857. 
Reuben Newton Mayfield, b. June 13, 1598. 
Wesley Short Ma} r field, b. Feb. 10, 1864, Spring¬ 
ville. 

India Tate Mayfield, b. Feb. 25, 1868. 

Lydie E. Short Braden and James Braden’s chil¬ 
dren :— 

Romaine Braden, b. Aug. 14, 1867. 

Norman S. Braden, b. June 15, 1869. 

Stella Braden, b. Feb. 25, 1873. 

Laura Braden, b. Oct. 8, 1874; d. Nov. 11, 
1884, Irvington, Ind. 

Burnett M. Short and Samelia J. Brown Short’s, 
children :— 

Byron Short, b. Sept. 4, 1878; d. April 25, 
1879. 

Edgar D. Short, b. Feb. 6, 1880. 

Esther Short, b. Nov. 6, 1890, Ogden, Utah. 

OWENS. 

The Owens family were of Welsh descent. William, 
born Nov. 10, 1750, and Nancy, born March 15, 
1754, were cousins, both born in Shenandoah Valley, 
Va., where they were married September 30, 1773, 
and at once moved to Russell Co., Va., and later 
to Pulaski Co., Ky. William Owens served in Revo¬ 
lutionary W’ar; enlisted June, 1776, for 6 mo. under 
Capt. John Cook, Col. Brown; 1778, for 9 mo. as- 
sergeant, Capt. James Newell, Col. Preston; 1779, 
for 9 trio.; 1780, for 12 mo. under Capt. Jam vs 
Maxwell, Col. Preston, from Augusta Co., Va. Pen¬ 
sioned June 20, 1834, from Pulaski Co., Ky. Born 
Nov. 10, 1750; died, Pulaski Co., Ky., Aug. 9, 
1836. His widow, Nancy, whom he married Sept. 
20, 1770, was also pensioned, from Bureau of Pen¬ 
sions, Washington, D. C. Old Cemetery, Somerset. 
He owned fifteen slaves, who were sold after his 
death. Their daughter, Rebecca Owens, born Sept. 
15, 1782, married Wesley Short, Dec. 20, 1780. 
Her sister, Jane, married Capt. Samuel Tate, born 
Nov. 11, 1775, who was Robert’s brother. 

W. Allen Owens now lives on the old homestead, 
on Pitman Creek, three miles south of Court House, 
Somerset. Other descendants are : Col. John Owens, 
82 yr.; David D. Owens, 73 yr.; Perry Owens, 48 
yr.; Dr. J. M. Owens, 42 yr.; Jack Owens, 45 yr.; 
Clarence Owens, 35 yr .; Wm. K. Owens, 40 yr.; 
Martin Owens, 30 yr., all of Somerset; James and 
Samuel Owens, 52 and 50 vr., Stanford, Lincoln Co.; 
sheriffs. Reuben Owens died, Clinton Co., K}’’., near 
Albany. 

William Owens and Nancy Owens’ children: 

Reuben Owens, b. Nov. 13, 1775; d. Feb. 15, 
1843. 

Jane Owens, b. Aug. 10, 1778; d. Nov. 24, 
1861; m. Samuel Tate, b. Nov. 11, 1775, 
d. May 21, 1845. 

Sarah Owens, b. Feb. 15, 1780; d. Feb. 18, 
1855; m. Wm. H. Price,* Sept. 11, 1800, b. 
Jan. 10, 1777, d. Jan. 20, 1835. 

Rebecca Owens, b. Sept. 15, 1782; d. Sept. 28, 
1858; m. Wesley Short, Feb. 4, 1802, b. Dec. 
20, 1780, d. Sept. 16, 1852. 










Samuel Owens, b. June 19, 1785; d. June 4-, 
1834; m. Jane Mercer, b. April 4, 1789, d. 

Nov. 16, 1877. 

Nancy Owens, b. Nov. 10, 1787; m. Samuel 
Newell, April 2, 1809. 

Avy Owens, b. Nov. 11, 1789; d. Dec. 31, 1848;^ 
m. John Short, Felj. 3, 1808, b. Nov. 11, 
1786, d. Mch. 28, 1851. 

William Owens, b. Mch. 25, 1792; d. Jan. 3, 
1873; m. Margaret Newell, Mch. 9, 1814. 

John Owens, b. Mch. 25, 1792; m. Ann Chesney. 

Martin Owens, b. April 12, 1796; m. Polly 
Chesney. 

Leoina Owens, b. July 15, 1799; d. Mch. 21, 
1858; m. Reuben Short, Feb. 2, 1817, b. 
Oct. 15, 1794. 

TATES. 

The Tates were of Scotch-Irish descent, and came 
to this country before the Revolutionary War, as 
many served in that war from Virginia. 

Richmond, Va., Dec. 3, 1901. 

DR. R. N. MAYFIELD, 

New York City. 

Dear Sir:—I find the following names of Tate in the Revolu¬ 
tion : Jesse and James Tate, Continental line; Capt. M. Tate of 
militia. Yours truly, 

W. G. STANARD, 
Virginia Historical Society. 

And John and Robert Tate from Washington rec¬ 
ords War Department. Samuel (Irish) enlisted Sept. 
4,1755. Henry and Robert took oath of allegiance 
in Henry Co., Va. 

John Tate married Mary Bracken, who was of 
German descent; was three times sheriff of Russell 
Co., Va., and a Colonel and Whig in time of Wash¬ 
ington. On H. John Tate’s farm at Zumbeg, near 
Lebanon, Russell Co., Va., we find a moss-covered 
slab that reads: “Col. John Tate, died Dec. 15. 
1828, aged 85 yrs.; and Mary Tate, his wife, died 
March 13, 1817, aged 75 years.” 

Robert Tate, their son, was born in Russell Co. v 
Va., July 31, 1768, where his parents remained 
until their death. He married Winnie Atkinson, who 
was born in South Carolina, Aug., 1766, and was 
a descendant of the French Huguenots. Soon after 
their marriage they, with brother Samuel, removed 
to Pulaski Co., Ky. (1806), and lived and died on 
a farm one half mile west of Tateville, on C. S. 
Ry., ten miles south of sSomerset. The old house, 
with wooden latches and string, still stands on the 
old farm, where live John and Reuben Shaddown, 
grandsons of Mattie Buster, built bv Robert and 
Samuel, who lived next farm south. Two miles 
south of this place is the “Milt Short” bend of the 
Cumberland River, where the grandfather of the 
writer lived when in Kentucky. Robert and Samuel 
buried at Tateville Cemetery. 

Robert Tate was a slave-owner, but would never 
punish any of his negroes himself; he always sent 
for his brother Samuel to do all the punishment. He 
was a great Methodist before the time of Alexander 
Campbell, when they became Disciples of Christ. He 


was a very religious man, always wearing fancy 
deerskin clothing and hunting shirt at the religious 
meetings. His iDrother Samuel after the War of 
1812 was made a major, and served for twenty 
years in the County Courts of Pulaski Co. Sam¬ 
uel’s children were: William 0.; John; Samuel 
Bracken; Robert M. and Bank G.Tate, and three 
daughters, Cecil Ceveva. 

Isaac Tate, brother of Robert, about the year 
1833 left Virginia for Kentucky, then located in 
Missouri. All other children : His sister married, 
1758, John Callaway in Virginia. John, son of 
Maj. Samuel, was a Baptist minister until converted 
by Alexander Campbell. H as two distinguished sons : 
Samuel, b. Dec. 19, 1825, and Judge S. H. Tate, 
b. Dec. 5, 1828, still living at Somerset. Samuel 
married Minerva Martin, 1846; ten children, all 
living: John S., 53 yrs.; Geo. W., 51 yrs.; Robert 
M., 49 yrs.; W. S., 36 yrs.; grandson Asar Tate, 
Somerset. Judge Tate’s son Samuel 0., member of 
Kentucky Legislature. 

The Tates were a healthy family; none was ever 
known to have died of consumption; and usually 
held some office in their county, especially' sheriff. 

Robert’s daughter Marv Tate, b. Dec. 5, 1811; d. 
Dec. 13, 1864; cein. 1 mile south Springville; m. Milton 
Short, Jan. 8, 1829, in Pulaski Co., Ky., where 
they resided until 1836, when they moved to 
Indiana. It was here that they freed their slaves 
thev had inherited from the Robert Tate estate. 
John Tate and Maryr Bracken’s children : — 

Robert Tate, K July 31, 1768; d. Aug. 3, 1844; 
married Winnie Atkinson, b. Aug., 1766, d. 
April 13, 1856. 

Samuel Tate, b. Nov. 11, 1775; d. May 21, 
1845; m. Jane Owens, b. Aug. 10, 1778, d. 
Nov. 24, 1861. 

Homer Tate, m. Cole Fugate. 

John Tate. 

Lydia Tate, m. William Fugate. 

Isaac Tate. 

Mattie Tate, d. 1847, m. John Buster. 

Hannah, m. Fugate. She lived and died five 
miles S. W. Tateville. Ch. : Jane, m. W. 
Lewis; Polly, m. Geo. Ellis; Winnie, m. Lewis 
Shaddown; Martha, m. F. Cloaundh. 

Robert Tate and Winnie Atkinson Tate’s children : 

Lydia Tate, b. Aug. 15, 1808; d. Dec. 9, 1845; 
m. Joseph Smith, Jan. 1, 1824. Ch. : Jane 
Shaddown, d. Kv.; Rebecca Penky, d. Ind.; 
Mara Bracken Baker, d. Ind.; Sam, killed 
late war; Pentem Smith lives, veteran, in 
Lebanon, Ind., 65 yrs. old. 

Samuel Tate, b. May 13, 1810; d. Oct. 8, 1828. 

Mary Tate, b. Dec. 5, 1811; d. Dec. 13,1864; 
m. Milton Short, Jan. 8, 1829. 

John Tate, b. May 3i, 1813; d. Oct. 27, 1823, 
Somerset, Ky. 

Remarks : I have spared no pains or expense to 
make this report accurate. 

R. N. MAYFIELD. 

401 West End Ave.,' New York City. 

Dec. 8, 1902. 












The Tates 


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The Tates were Irish, Scotch and English descent. Marcus and 
wife Sara Jane emigrated from Scotland. Landed in Philadelphia 
!.ay 20, 1696. Marcus died Sept* 1747* He belonged to the Presbytery* 


John Tate, founder of Augusta County, Va. They settled in Va* 
1743, from Pennsylvania. He owned s farm and a mill. Married 
Mary Doak, He died 1S01 leaving five sons: James. John, William, 

Robert, Thomas. Daughter married Frances 3eaty:-See McClure 

Family, & Chalkeys Vol. III. Col. John Tate married i^ary 3racken.-- 
See Chalkey, Vol. II, page 503. With C a pt. Mitchell company, Revolu¬ 
tionary War, Page 444, Sheriff Russell Co. 1794:-See Chalkey,Vol. I, 
page 236. 


James Tate came from Pennsylvania with his parents early in the 
13th Century, and lived near Greenville, Va. Killed at Guilford Va. 


Gen. Wm. Tate was at Point Pleasant and Brandywine. His Descend¬ 
ants are numerous, as well as Capt. Robert Tate's. ’Three sons end 

six daughters.-See Wadell’s Annals of Augusta County, Page 192, 

Russell County Va. 


Col. John Tate Sr. Moved into this section for the first time in 
Nov. 1772. He with his family settled oh Moccasin Creek. But 5 months 
later, the whole valley became totally vacated for fear oflndians. 

This was four years before the Revolutionary ^ar, and 14 years before 
Russell County was formed from Augusta County. After County was farmed 
May 9, 1766, he took an active part in county affairs for several years. 
First Constable in Capt. Dorton's and Capt. Frazier's companies of the 
militia in RUssel County. 


On the 2nd day of the court it was ordered, he be recommended to 
his Excellency, Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, as fit and pro¬ 
per for the place ofLieutenant in the militia. It followed that Col. 
John Tate produced a Commission from his Excellency, Patrick Henry, 
bearing date of July 5, 1786, appointing him Lieutenant in the Militia. 

TJie next year he was Captain of the Upper Company of Militia on 
the Moccasin a year or so. Later he becen9 one of the County Com¬ 
missioners (Judge) being the County Court presided over by four Com¬ 
missioners. The same as a Judge. From this time until his death 
his name is mentioned on almost every page of the Court records. 

Died December 15, 1S2S, aged 85 years. Grave on H. John Tate's farm 
of my father.- Signed Leland 3. Tate, Asst. Cashier ^ank of Russell 
County, Lebanon, Va. (descendant Joseph). 


John Tate (1743-1828) Wife Mary Bracken Tate, 1742-1817) Children: 
Robert, 1768, John, *Homer, Lydia, Sam,1755, Joseph, Isaac, Mattie and 
Hannah all went West to Somerset, Pulaski, County Ky.» after 1800 ex¬ 
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There were only two Block Houses in the district for the 
settlers to flee to, from the Indians, as there were many attacks 
and many killed. One Block House on the Hols ton river and one M The 
Black” at what is now Abington, on the Boone Trail (Trace) South. 

We have, from the Washington County Records: John Tate and others 

appraised the Estate of David Edwards, 1778; Guardian for Abraham 
Oxar, 1886. John Tate, William Owens and others, Trustees, Dickinson- 
ville, 1798. John Tateand Robert View road on Mockinson Creek, 1783. 

John and Robert Tate Etc., appraised Estate of Frances Fugate, 

1781; John Tate and others view Clinch road 1782. Constable in 
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George Boone and Mary Maugridge, Grand Parents of Josiah, Sr. and Daniel Boone 


Go north from Stonersville, Pa., 1 mi., on west side of the road is a large stone house (occupied), built 1733 by George 
Boone for his children, all b. at Bradninch, George IV. 1690, Sarah, Squire, John, Mary, Joseph, Benjamin, James and 
Samuel. There is a stone spring house inclosing a large spring, also a barn 50 yds. on road. The orchard is 200 yds. long, 
to the Log house Marker which is 40 yds. from the chimney which is west of the road at George and Mary’s home which 
was built 1720; also a cellar (D.K.M.) On Aug. 17, 1717, with six children, George and Mary left the town of Bradninch 
(near Stoak), went to Bristol and sailed for America. Geo. b. Stoak 1666, d. Pa. 1744; Mary b. Bradninch, 1669, d. Pa. 
1740 leaving 70 children and grandchildren. Daniel Boone b. 3 mi. So. of above home, 18x28; chimney 17 ft. high, across 
the house 4^x10 ft.; fire place 4Jx6 ft., east end on high ground; the door is on the south side near east corner. The notches 
in the chimney are where rested the poles that supported the roof. 

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Bartonville. Va. 




1732—Capt. Joist Hite built his Inn and Fort in a bank for protection from the 
Indians, at the spring on the old road where the Opequon Creek turns north from the 
south end of his back yard, which is part of John’s front yard on the Pike (in ruins). 
Capt. Joist Hite and Maria his Huguenot wife, came to American, 1710, in his own 
ship the “Swift” with 16 families. Joist Hite’s sons and grandsons were in Rev. war. 

Joist and three others were granted 140,000 acres on Linville Creek, Va., near 
Enos. Joist died 1760-1, Marie died 1736-8, their children, Mary, Elizabeth, Magdalin, 
John, Jacob, Isaac born 1723, Abram born 1729, Joseph and Hannah. The exact 
date of birth and marriage of the daughters is not known. 

George Boone IV. married Dehorah Howell 1713, with son Josiah made visits to 
the Quaker Missions in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. 

John and Isaac Van Meter obtained a grant for 40,000 acres, June 17, 1730, south 
of what is now Wincester. This is the great fruit country of Va. as they have no 
late frost. 

Joist (Joseph') Hite bought the above land which was claimed later by Lord 
Fairfax. After fifty years litigation the Hite heirs were given the title to the land 
which the attorneys took for their fee. 

George IV. and Deborah were Quaker ministers, their children were: Geo. V. 
1714, Mary 1716, Hannah 1718, first three born in Abington where George was teach¬ 
ing higher education, Deborah 1720, Dinah 1722, William 1724, Josiah 1726, Jeremiah 
1729, Abigail 1732, Hezekiah 1734, b. Exeter. 



























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BOONE-MAYFIELD NATURAL BRIDGE 


George Boone III, Geo. IV, son William, married Sarah Lincoln sister of John, ances¬ 
tor of President Lincoln, William’s brother Josiah, Sr., son Jeremiah, daughter Charlotte 
married Reuben Mayfield, vet. 1812, John’s son, at Somerset, Ky., Oct. 27, 1814. Son 
Nevel was given the land where the Natural Bridge is located. His daughter Mary Fergu¬ 
son owns it at the present time. A trail is over the bridge but no road has ever been built 
which would save a long detour to get to the old Boone Home. 

More than 80 years ago Reuben Mayfield gave a site for a school on top of the bridge 
so the pupils would not have to cross the creek. 

James Neville’s, Rev. war, daughter Joyce Neville married Jeremiah Boone, Rev. war 
1787, Stanford, Ky. Gen. John of Va., was James Neville’s brother who was with Col. 
Boone, Gen. Benj. Logan and Gen. G. R. Clark, all in Rev. war. Eleven Mayfields in the 
Rev. war. Col. John Tate, Rev. war, of Russell Co., Va., died 1828. All of his children 
migrated to Ky. except Joseph. Robert’s daughter Mary married Milton Short, son of 
Wesley, son of John born 1756 Tigart Valley, W. Va., Rev. war, buried at Cem. No. 5. 
Milton’s daughter Winnie married Alex. C. Mayfield, my father, Jan. 12, 1854, children: 
Ila born at J. A,, Mary Charlotte, No. 6, Reuben Newton, No. 7, Wesly Short and Inda 
born at Springville. 

Sam Tate, Vet. 1812, married Jane Owens, her sister Rebecca married Wesly Short, 
daughters of Sgt. Wm. Owens, Rev. war. 

No. 2 is the old Bridge Church. No. 3, where the creek runs under Buggers Point 
and forms the Dry Ford at No. 4. No. 6 is where lived John Short, Reuben, Alex. C. and 
Nevel Mayfield and Homer Ferguson. No. 7 where Wesly Short lived, here Owen was born. 
W. B. Bailey’s son Ralph was born here. The white house was carried away by the 
McKinley Flood. 

All of my ancestors had an English Coat-of-Arms. Solomon Boone recorded the 
Boone Arms in the records of Bristol, Pa., 1690. The Mayfield Coat-of-Arms was granted 
to Owen Mayfield, Mayor and Alderman of Cambridge, England, 1684. John and Robert 
Tate had been Lord Mayors of London in early days. 

The Boones, the Shorts arid de Nevilles, Fr., were followers of William the Conqueror. 
George Boone III. was Josiah, Sr. and Daniel Boone’s grandfather. A short history of my 
ancestors I filed in Congress Library, 1901. In 1931-2-3, I wrote fifty chapters for Mt. 
Branch Vet. on the Life of Daniel Boone, all on file in Astor and Congress Libraries. 

In 1934 I had made ten dozen portraits of Daniel Boone taken from the only life 
painting ever made of him. They were placed in all the large libraries of the country and 



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